Grille re-covering

[mikmas]

I recently acquired a pair of Quad 22L floor standers that were going locally via ebay auction (£206 bid).
They are in fine nick with only a couple of very minor marks. The finish if Bird's Eye Maple which I was really chuffed with as I like light coloured wood.
Only thing I didn't like were the black grilles so I decided to refurb them in something more turd coloured to match the plethora of wood in my listening room.

Initially I thought the frames were plastic which bothered me as, although I have a lot of relevant upholstery experience, I have never fitted material to plastic frames. Fortunately closer examination revealed that they were actually heavily coated MDF - so panic over
Even better, when I finally got around to tackling the job (staple gun in hand...) I discovered they had used a rather neat method for fastening the covering; about 10mm in from the edge is a groove running around the back of the frame and the material was simply pressed into it:

old corner by miktec101, on Flickr

So removing it was simply a case of pulling it out of the groove:

old remove by miktec101, on Flickr